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The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08
THE ELEVENTH. HOUR.

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Even at the eleventh hour =.
Haste! Haste! i.
Grid up the remnant of thy power !,
Ere it too run to waste.
On with thine armor, swift, and braced
For conflict, let thy brave strokes sound
Till victory is found
Even at the eleventh hour! =.
Mind not the sinking sun,
Nor wait :. *.
To cry. alas. DER fields nwon. q
tbs late ah, true, tbs late. 10.
But make this hour the hour of Fate.
Since Time. no sun has ever yet
On noble purpose set.
And Coils work thrivcS. tho late begun.
Behold TIL appointed time
Is nov.
For good the day is ut it's prime, =
And. though thou lnow'St not how,
God marks the burrows of thy pillow.
Believe! All strife shall end in peace
Wien doubts aud ulir>ti"ningS cease.
Sow t:l".l. and wait with faith sublime.
Thomas III. AluzH,y in Frank ~IrSlic's.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08
THE BOYS OF EToN.
Children of Royalty and I;ank-The 30.

Children of Royalty and Eank-ThcN Boys
Who Arc 'HcttcrS'' of Everybody Else.
The college, as it is call"l-a huge school
for hoys-stands. as everybody knows, under
the castle walls of Windsor, and the grounds
stretch alon. the banks of the Thames, rival
ing the royal Home park in exquisite beauty
of vrrdurr and ~Soltn,ss of outline with their
vistas of oaks and miles of swar,l. The boys
of Elton are the children of the most impor-
tant people of England. Men put their sons
names down for Elton us soon as they are
born, as they do for the great clubs. The
struggle for admission is proiigious, even
among those who are entitled to such prece-
uence tor rank counts at school as it does at
court or anywhere else in England, and the
rich larvenuS lnv enormous sums to place
Their boys i'll the company Of those WHO will
one day become dukes and earlS.
These boys have Il race ON the Thames on
the 4th of June, and all their noble and gentle
relations so down to SEQ them TOW. There are
lunclronS ut the houses of the various mas
terS, and the Very great people indeed are i'll
Nlted by TIL" provost. Then under the trees
ana on the lawns YOU may see the bearers of
nall the great namc, in England watching
tue race, holding the smaller boys by the
harhl orrr"wding around Il royal parsonage
TO uncover OF PROSTATE themselves, for roy
alty Is hrht t" take Il special interest in this
great school. The F:on boys are often adj
united to make demonstrations of their 10y
atty III the Very presence of the sovereign;
and the lth of june Hithout the presence of
some scion of the royal race would Inc incom-
plcte indeed. Thclmys themselves. with Their
short jackets AMI high hats and lroa,l collars
Il COSTUME" NO longer Worn anywhere else
add TO the effect of one of the prcttieSt scenes
of the social year.
The same boys attract the same audience.
ut other times; for boys OF the upper classc:
are important people in England. Those
who are TO bc peeps learn that fact very sool
from the Difference shown them, and all cid
est SONS feel their own consequence, while
even the Younger children of the nobility ar
"the bctteis" of everybody else. There III.
cricket matches between the boys of Etoi
and Harrow, the other of the great schools
which rivals Elton as Cambridge does Oxford
and presses it hard. Many pronounce Cam
bridge superior for scholarship to Oxford
and Harrow better for the boys than Elton
but Oxford and Elton have tho stamp of su
perior caste. There is not IL snob in til,
country who would hesitate Il moment ii
sending his son; and the instincts of that sor
OF people are uncrring. They may not attain
social greatness themselves, or even approach
1t, but they know where to find it, rs n do;
does a truttle. They prefer Elton to Harrow
Adam Badcau's Letter.
| Ac\scN,S Blood Elixir is the onl
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

1t may be extremity 'lrcary for 81 woman
to wait for IL lover WI" never comes; for II
common soldier to wait tor tlaulr:';s which
are never given linn; or for II mi,llr aged
prince to sigh each morning because an alb
normally healthy mother l., keeping him from
the throne to which he ~asl,irc>: hut the thing
which is drcnller ll:in amy "f these is for an
author to watch for book notices which are
never printcd.-Le@ Nandcrpool. in Tho
Writer.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08
Mexican
Mustang
Liniment
THIS GOOD OLD sTANp-RY

THIS GOOD OLD STANDBY
accomplishes for everybody exactly what is claimed
forit. One of the reasons for the great popularity OF
the Mustang Liniment is found in its universal
applicability. Everybody needs such a medicine.
The Lumberman needs 1t in case OF accident.
The Housewife needs 1t for generalfamily use.
The Cnnnlcr needs 1t for his teams and his men.
The Mechanic needs it always on his work
bench.
The Miner needs 1t In case Of emergency.
The Pioneer needsit-can' get along without 1t.
The Farmer needs it in hts house, his stable.
and his stock yard.
The Steamboat man or the Bontman needs
ittn liberal supply afloat and ashore.
h Horse.fnncicr needs lit Is his best
friend and safest reliance.
The St0ck.0rowcr needs lit Will save MN
thousands of dollars and a world OF trouble.
The Railroad man needs 1t and Will need 1t so
long as his life is q round OF accidents and dangers.
The Backwoodsmnn needs 1t. There is moth
Ing like 1t as an antidote for the dangers 10 me-
limb and comfort which surround the pioneer.
The Merchant needs 1t about his store among
his employees. Accidents will happen, aad when
these come the Mustang Liniment is wanted q tonce.
Keepn Bottle in House. IT'S the best OF
economy.
Keep Bottle In the Factory. tmmedi
use in case of accident saves rainl! and loss OF wages.
Keep n Bottle Alwaysi In the stable for
use when wanted.
Feb5-lv
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08
IN SAN ANDRGAS VALLEY.
Pcculiaritics of Lower California-Tlhe
Famous banana rlant-t Village.

Pcculiaritirs of Lower Califurnia-Tlie
Famous Dalmiann Tlant-A Village.
San .An,lrcas valley is one of those lrau,i-
full places in an uninhalir"l country which
always will he welcomed with delight hy a
Weary traveller as an Arab would welcome
an oasis III Sahara. 1t is twelve miles inland
from lt">alia bay, ,h"ugi, the canyons,
ravlncs and hills max" the distance" appear
twice rs great.
The country in the vicinity Of the ocean is
quite rough, with II srlutv vegetation. which,
however, improves as we prorrc,i farther in
the interior. On the sandy lntollr, ! SEC the
celebrated plant OF middle nH,i southern
Lower Calit"rnia-tllr famous damiaan-
about which there are curious >t"r;,> current
among the Indians Of the ie1in-u,, These
uhnrigincS. who live 4" Il very great nsr here,
attribute many excellent qualities ,o the
plant. They assert that Il man may rrol"lS
his age 10 II very great period iv using lani-
ana as one uses tea-ihat is. drinking it Will,
milk and honey. They SaN there is an Indian
near SAN Borjns mission lr9 Years Old and his
wife On. vet Il child WAS born Ia them only
eight wears AGO.
As | pioc,r:cl farther into the interior |
saw quite an abundant flora, lricklv bushes
of ruiliia covered with red berries and
fugui,ra >llelni"ll> being ni>t frequent.
Carii M" common. also the tail Yucca Sro,ti.
II, Re and there Il graceful antelope w,ul:
l"ol: curiou>lv at III" and then quickly vanish
behind IL hill. This animal is iouni IN great
numbers here. and in the mountains the
mountain sheep. whose meat is said Ia be de-
liriuuS. Rabbits are Very common. OF birds
l remark only large hlar ravens. which
seem t" find food enough i'll this vicinity. as
they aye seen in great numbers
1t was about . O'Clock in the afternoon
| wl.n I SAW TIVE" gigantic and rocky mr>l>. or
rather mountains. ut tbs. foot of which, in
the RAYS OF sun. >i."ur water. This water is,
i4"wcvcr. salty and these two mountains
form u deep canyon. ~ entrance to san An
dreas valley. The w;:trr in the canyon is n
lead level of emerald green. and the noun
;ail> of dim brown, aid yellow rise Ia heaven
searching attitudes. The mighty ridges arc
cuyvr,! wish iinmon>n candclabla racti,
which slu" on tllr edges and form an EN-
rrali cro~ml 10! the h!nw of two giants on
l,o;i. > Is Of liz !avi!i..
The ,.silansr J.. TIL vsi.vy forced. l found
n.v>oi; o..a ,e.!.,... = .l:;.i!! plain. COW
e:t-i w.tl s.e-4 N.:'.... :sstu which were
yl>.tl" TX houses l;.;> They COM
silt. ing q: :; !cls. belonging
- -. L.-.>. @,. ..e.' PROPOSES To
-:,r; her ;as n.a:.u PAGER out of
~ !. 80. >>:.!.! ~. .oi lalt.-Lowcr
Cal.:o.rm CT. -. i l~7 Chronicle.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08
A Liquor Made from Bananas.

The Indian .ASrirulturi>t calls attention to
the fact That India alsuidS in bananas or
plantains. and wonders that the fruit has
never been employed in the di>tillation of Il
fcrmcntcl liquor. The COMMON prickly pear
has been utilized for this purpose i'll Malaga,
and with considerable advantage to the dis
tiilrrs: and it now appears that missionaries
in the Cong" region have diScovore': that u
leverage mad" ot bananas is IL preventive of
nnlurial lcvel>. y. banana liquor company
has recent, .esn started in India for pro-
,:ucins banana liquor in either an alcoholic
ov nnu-al,olo..t to:!n. and which can lac used
VIII! tl3al advantage as an ordinary liquor
er i...utei With hat rr cold ~ >p!a water.
Fos tie temperatures of northern regions,
mc.U:.N4y l.:,hnl. it Will probably he bust
es:ev@rl il rvnju.r.ion with brandy OF other
spirits. American.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

RcAo that arc %frrtful. rcevish.
oAoSSo cross. or troubled with
Windy Collie, Teething Pains. or
Stomach Disorders. can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby soother.
1t contains no Opium or Morphine.
hence is safe. Price IS cents. Sold by
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08
ropr,.yr ON A Bpoyry yyry

lhe dangers of q iocE"y's life a"e very
g.Aat. They may lee thrown III q race ~ a.y'
tit,e and he trampled Ia death hv horses i--
hIpd them. The horse they are riding may
feu down and by rolling on them Kill chem.
Way often they get 50 crowded in q race
against other horses or against the rails that
thkir legs are broken and sometimes the
hc:ses they handle are SO savage that they
E|iS and bite the boys. When Il boy ierl,les
t, become a jockey he must make up his
MID either to make his fortune or to break
III. neck. One of the best trainers for Jockeys
h ibis country is Father Bill DAILY. IIs
tspght Mclaughlin and Garrison to ride and
WIS making u good lightweight of littlo
Miriam when lie was killed ut Brighton Beach
latt year. He is now teaching Palmer to
ribs. In some of the stables til" boys are
treated very well. They all have 10 live ON
th. track, and some of the large stables like
tb.. Fairfax, Haggins and the Dryers huve
ro<.ms fitted up for the boys. where they can
leasn to read and write and have Il Library Of
good books for them to read i'll their leisure
tins.
10 addition to other things Il jockey must
haze Il strong constitution. When they have
to idc i'll races they must not exceed the
to ibis weight they have to train. There are
sevsral ways they have of getting off flesh.
On. is by taking medicine. but tina, is not u
SAT: way. One is by taking Turkish baths,
but ;hc most popular way is 10y takin. lots
of exercise with heavy clothes on.-Ncw
Yo'1 Nail and Express.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

The charm "f London is that You ar never
glad or sorry Tor ten minutes together; i'll tic
country You are the che or the other fol
weckS.-Sylnry Smith.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

The cavalry saddle ,,scd i'll the United
States army is pronounced by the military
men of Europe to be the most bunglin- and
cumbersome appliance in use.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

BECKl:r n FOOTE.
Dickinson. Oak.
tnttlr branded aS above and horses l.r.ndc1 r,
Is WITH Letters connected and L reversed. "nd quar-.
Ter rlrri" over them. Hangc IN White Tail creek.
scpt.5-1"
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

AcNscv's Flood Flood T Rsmsj j, the ss, sn1y
teed. 1t is a positive curefor Ulcers, Erup.
tions or Syphilitic Poisoning. 1t puritiest the
whole system. and banishes all Rheumatic
and Neuralgia pains. We guarantee it.
Mcdonald 4 Son.
The Dickinson press., 1887-10-08

BLAZE. Il Tl.IPp,
r.o. dickinson. DmF.
Range ON Maggie and White Tail creeks. Own.
trs OF above brand. Al" "wH all cattle branded
with compass and ~'iaar,. llnr>. branded ns
apoNe on Any psfi OIL "li;inhl. sept. lily
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Democratic "ExtraVagance."

The second annual report OF the
treasury under Democratic manage
ment is before the country, and il
shows that the net receipts for the lasj
fiscal year were 1886. 439, 600. and the net
expenditures S242, 4S3. O0O-the receipts
having been SIP, 749, 900 greater. and
the expenditures $17, 743. OO0 less than
for the preceding year There was 4
decrease of 81. 800. 900 in the civil ex-
penses; 100000 in the cost of foreign
intercourse; $4,000 in the cost of the
Indian service, and similar reductions
in the War and Navy Departments, in
the expenses of the District of Colum bia
and in the miscellaneous eXpendi-
lures. There is only one item that
shows an increase, and that Is pen
sions to Union soldiers. These have
increased from 800. 102. 900 last year,
to 500, 404. 900. 1t seems then that.
while Union veterans and widows are
actually better taken care of under
Dem ocratic than under a Republican
Administration, the finances of the
Government have been placed in a
thriftier condition than they ever were
before-an increased income. dlmln-
ished expenditures and large surplus.
The downfall of the Republican party
did not mark the doom of the country.
1t was pretty rough on the Republican
party, but the country not only sur
wives it, but actually thriyes under ii
So. Louis Republican.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
DRIFT OF THE PRESS.

is there no way of bridging that
gulf of hate and roaring creek OF Dit
terness which yawns and churns be-
tween the Ohio Republicans and John
Alexander Logan? We fear not. Sheol
knows no fury like Ohio scorned.-M
Y. Su1a.
I'VE should need to go back to
the early days of the Government and
search the State papers of Alexander
Hamilton to find an ADLER document
than the report of Mr.. Manning. For
breadth of view. prehensivcness of
argument, logical dircctaess, and a
fine power of so grouping a mass of
detail as to Illustrate and enforce n
central proposition, the treasury re-
port is a model. st. Paul Pioneer
Press. (ReP.)
Some para rapher has started
an item on the rounds to the effect that
Senator Edmunds has constructed 4
fine toboggan slide. In commenting
upon it there is some difference of
opinion as to whether the Vermont
Senator will or will not let Jimmy
Blaine side. There can be none. how
ever, over the fact that, accustomed
though Blaine is to the severity of
Maine winters, he would find it re-
Llol SOOl II IAO N1OPPSo al OUAA.
Detroit Free Press.
The President gives evidence of
his special so.icitude for the laboring
and agricultural interests of the coun-
try both in his discussion of the effect
upon them of the revenue policy and
his renewed reference to the possibility
of promoting arbitration in labor de-
putes by National action. His refer
ence to Civil-Service reform shows that
he does not in the least swerve from
his earnest faith in tha value of the sys-
tenn established. He makes an admir-
ably clear and concise statement of is
significance and effect. On the whole
the message is one to which hardly any
exception can fairly be taken. being
ward and business-like. N Y. Times.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
a Revolution Completed.


The Massachusetts, Givil-Service Re-
form Association lately he'd its meet
ing in Boston. President Darwin Z.
Ward delivered an address in which he
said, after referring to the old system
of filling all offices:
been greatly IN tigated by the action of Presi-
dent Cleveland during his Administration.
He bas not merely provided a faithful board
or commissioners for the execution of the
law enncted by Congress, but, animated by
the spirit of that lag. he has striven TO main
tain the rneiples that publc OF:
a. the public we fa,e, rather than
the exigencies of party managers, may
require: aud that the faithful public servant
ho;ding place OF no political Significance.
either in itself or in the manner i'll which il is
held, ought not to be prescribed FOR the exer-
else of his right as citizen TO hold
them by his vote. These principles are
obviously just. and yet they are opposed to
the steady assertion and application of them
President Cleveland has brought about Il
revolution in political OPINION and pract ce of
the greatest bene1t to the country. He has
INFUSED into the civil service spirit of fideli-
~ to the public interest. aud a sense of sub
ordination and responsibility 10 the Govern
lnent that have placed 1t on a higher level
than has been known for more than a genera
ton. Nightly has he wrought in this cause.
ana great the results he has achieved. Moth
ing more rebounds to his honor than even the
honestly compla ming criticism that is some
times bestowed upon his &C ion. For 1t is al
WAYS an attempt to Judge him by the lofty
standard of public duty that by precept and
practice he has mselt established. But the
best result of his labors will not have been &C
complished until these principles arc made as
obligatory as othcv can be constitutoralfy
upon his successors. through the establish
nent oJ law OF the methods of tine Cfvl-Serv-
piled"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
a GOOD APPOINTMENT.
a Land Reformcr Now Governor OF Wy
oming Insteg.d of Land Grabber.

a land Reiormnr Now Governor OF Wy
oming Instesd of a Land Grabber.
Mr. Moonlight. the recently defeated
Democratic candidate for Governor of
Kansas, has been named by the Presi-
ming in place of young Baxter, whose
appointment a few weeks ago gave
such unboundcd satisfaction to the
citizens OF the Territory interested.
The prompt dropping of Mr.. Baxter
arises from causes which show how
much in earnest the Administration is
in it's determination to save the rem
nant of the pubic domain for the use
of actual settlers The Governor who
was removed TO give place to Baxter
earned his dismissal by siding with the
land grabbers on every occasion and
by attacking the policy of Land Com
missioner Sparks in his annual report
to the President. 1t had been sup
posed that Baxter was not involved In
any of the land schemes of the far
West, but his appointment had hardly
been announced when reports came TO
the Whit. House that Baxter had not
only interested himself in many of
these enterprises, but that, in open and
tiagrant violation OF the Presidents or
der, he had fenced in many thousands
of acres of public land. Unable to
give :. satisfactory account of himself
in these respects. the young man was
displaced and Mr. Moonlight. who sin
hearty sympathy with the Administra-
TONS land policy, was given the place.
Is will begin 10 dawn upon some of
the free and easy land-grabbers of that
section after awhile that the day of
big ranches with whooping cowboys to
chase and murder settlers is past
c00o Herald
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Not q Saiary-Grabber.

Fourteen years ago next February,
Mr.. Cox arose in the House Of Repre-.
sensatives to protest against the in
famous salary-grab which the Forty
second Congress was then contem-
plating. In denouncing the proposed
act, he was almost. if not quite, alone.
He vot-d steadily against the grab at
every stage, and he voted against toe
bill in which the steal was incorpo-
rated; and when the grab went
through. he YVES among the first to re-
turn to the treasury the 1--WE thousand
dollars which became his share OF the
ill-gotten spoils. This record Of
scrupulous integrity in the matter of
his own pecuniary relations with the
Governments he serves, ought to be
enough to prevent Ohio editors. hebe-
tudinous or otherwise, from SANDER
ing Mr.. Cox. No man in Congress
works harder 60 earn the salary that is
his just due; no man in Con gress is
qdicker to refuse to draw from the
treasury money that does not properly
belong to him for services rendered.
IN. Y Sun.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
LOVES HEEDLESSNESS.

q wrote letter to my love,
And all my passion told.
called her Darling" Sweetheart" Dove,
Foc distance made me bold.
q vowed to her that SAD and drear
Would be my wretched life
Sgnless she turned friendly ear,
And SAID she'd be my wife.
81 begged that she would let me know
Without delay my fate.
jAshat was month and more ago
SOL anXiously wait.
How can nls3 love cruel beS
How can she try so?
GJnd her delay in answering me,
Does it mean Yes or NO?
What's that? The bell? The postman's ringf
"A letter, sir for you"
Ten thousand hallelujahs sing.
My darling's heart is true!
8iSet no. Wha4's this! Your leater, siE"@S
1 see beneath the lamps
The very note wrote to her,
4Styld mailed lCittoLt q stamp
-SomSsviHe aIoupnd8
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
The Right Step Taken.


The President has taken the right
step concerning the outrages inflicted
unon our fishermen by the Canadian
Government by informing the British
Government that it will aSSuredlY be
held responsible for all damages and
be held 10 reparation: rot merely by
the summary seizure of their vesse. 3
and the exaction of heavy fines in adj
vance of hearing and Judgment.
but for the curtailment of
privileges to WHICH they wers
justly entitled untfer commercial
regulations. The published CORE
spoudence as conducted by Secre-
tary BavaPd is statesmanlike and
dignifed, and the Secretary talks
quite as plainly as is the custom in
diplomatic notes. The correspondence
will unquestionably' create a very ia
vorable impression and remove any
feeling of dissatisfaction with sup
posed inaction. 1t now remains for
Congress to ADOPT the reeommenda-
tone of the President. and then for the
United States to see to it that full rep
ara.ion is made for all the losses and
damage which the American fishermen
have suffered at the hands CT the Cana
dian authorities.-C a7istt01 at Wort
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
The Population of Spain.

Signor Stella says that in 1899 the
population of Spain scarcely reached
10000, 900. but at the end of 1882 it ex-
ceeded 100000, this being tanta-
mount to an increase of $40 per 1 ZOO
inhabitants every year. The agricul-
tural population. whielfwas only $685.
600 eighty-tive years ago, is now 9, $685.
600, and the area under cultivation has
in@eased from $4,000, 1000 to 1913, $780,
600 acres, while there ares now $780,
600 head ofOcattle as against just half
that number at the beginning of the
century. The industrial population of
Spain hasOrisen from l ,035, 900 to 5, O38,
600, and the number of manufactures
otc., from SSS to. Is, Geographical
Ne2cs
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06
Mothers Indian pudding: TIA

Mothers Indian pudding: Take
two quarts of milk, one cupful of yellow
Indian meal and half a cupful of mo-
lasses. Take out one cupful of milk,
and put the rest of the ingredients on
TO boil. As soon as they have thick
ened, put in deep earthen pudding
dish, which has been well buttered I;
pour in the cupful of cold milk. Bake
slowly FIVE hours.-Boston Budget.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06

"A humane man seized a club.
jumped outo and killed a goat that was
chasing a man (who carried FEC
handkerchief in his coat-tail pocket
down the street. And the man came
back and askedhim why he didit. ITO
save you," replied the humane man.
"'Save me be hanged!" cried the other
I'D just bought that goat, and wa.
coaxing him home. ~. Y. Ledger.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-01-06

A housekeeper says: "Theresis
nothing better for dishcloths rsan cd
or cheap or part-wOrn canton flannel.
IL makes a sensible dish-cloth- wrings
dry and wipes nicely.